Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Slovenia

Slovenia: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 18.81 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
18.81 percent
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
86th
of 208 countries
All-time high
19.36 percent
in 2009
All-time low
14.15 percent
in 2006
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Slovenia, 1992–2023

051015201992200720231992: 16.3 percent1993: 16.1 percent1994: 15.8 percent1995: 15.3 percent1996: 14.9 percent1997: 14.4 percent1998: 14.2 percent1999: 14.8 percent2000: 15.6 percent2001: 15.2 percent2002: 15.2 percent2003: 15.3 percent2004: 14.2 percent2005: 15.1 percent2006: 14.2 percent2007: 14.8 percent2008: 19.1 percent2009: 19.4 percent2010: 19.2 percent2011: 19.1 percent2012: 18.7 percent2013: 18.5 percent2014: 18.8 percent2015: 18.8 percent2016: 18.9 percent2017: 18.7 percent2018: 18.7 percent2019: 18.8 percent2020: 18.7 percent2021: 18.8 percent2022: 18.8 percent2023: 18.8 percent

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Slovenia is 18.81 percent, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Slovenia peaked at 19.36 percent in 2009 and was at its lowest, 14.15 percent, in 2006.

That places Slovenia 86th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15.25 percent 14.25 percent 16.29 percent 8
2000s 15.81 percent 14.15 percent 19.36 percent 10
2010s 18.81 percent 18.52 percent 19.24 percent 10
2020s 18.75 percent 18.7 percent 18.81 percent 4

Countries ranked near Slovenia

  1. 83 France 19.24 percent compare
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  4. 86 Burundi 18.81 percent compare
  5. 88 Western Sahara 18.8 percent compare
  6. 89 Montenegro 18.53 percent compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Slovenia?
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Slovenia was 18.81 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Slovenia?
The highest recorded value was 19.36 percent in 2009.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 14.15 percent in 2006.
How does Slovenia rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Slovenia ranks 86th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Slovenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Slovenia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).